what's this then?

 

that's what is called a Wirtgen W220 fi. Think of it as a large industrial shovel. Think of it as a bloody huge industrial shovel. It takes a number of people to operate and scoops up soil then shoots it out the front on a conveyor belt into a truck. 

Now I'm in two minds because lately I have seen one in action on the site of the former Gandolfo Gardens, now the new Moreland station. Now I dearly miss the Gardens and what they did to the trees because the posse of kids on the bikes with no pedals are back again. They group on the corner of Jessie and Station street and stare in awe. At what machinery does best. Operating.

It really is amazing what this machine can do. Scoop up two truckloads of dirt in no time at all. Reminds me of when I was as young as those kids and used to gaze in wonder at industrial machinery.